How to become famous on Scatch


If you are looking through the New Scratchers section, you are probably new to scratch, and don't have a lot of followers.
Well I would like to help all of you guys by sharing some tips to help you gain more followers and more projects on the front page.


The following are a list of tips to help you!


Have a good identity:

The first thing people will notice about you are your username and your icon. You want to have a original username and a nice icon. When it comes to usernames, you want it to not include numbers, or a random sequence of letters because, what looks better?

Tigerguy537 or AlphaAxle?

It might take a while to come up with a good username, but i can tell you it's worth it! You also want your icon to not be random and have it represent you. Think of your icon as a logo, a logo for the company of your account, you want this logo to look cool, but also want it to be professional and represent you. If you are on the forums, this also includes your signature! You also want to be cool and represent you!

Once you take these two things into effect, more people will notice you! This then leads to more views, loves, faves, and even followers!

Look professional:

On all your project you want to look professional.
Like the username and logo, the first thing people will see of your project is the thumbnail, keep in mind that what ever is showing last when you save will be the thumbnail, so make sure it looks awesome!

You also want to take extra time to make everything look neat and professional.
Don't use the default font, It's to plain, try to find a different font that looks better, or, do what I do! I use cooltext.com for lots of my graphical needs, they have special font and text effects to make any project cooler!

Don't Spam:

No really, nothing is really more annoying then when someone spams about an unrelated project on your profile or a project.
When you spam, it instantly ruins your reputation
This also includes the follow4follow thing, just don't it is REALLY annoying

Be Active

It never ceases to amaze me how many user expect just to sit back, do nothing, and gain followers. I can tell you this is not how it works.

You have to be active.

Try to check your messages when you can, and try to respond to them, this shows that you don't care about how many followers you have, but you care about each and every follower

Work Hard

This is the second most important tip I can give to you

Always try to make each and every project you can make the best you can do, even if it's your best isn't that great, because you will get better. Try to set a standard to the quality of your projects, and challenge yourself to put as much as you can into that project, and then try even more.

No matter how good you are, you can always do better

Build into Others

This is the last and most important tip I can give to you

Scratch is a community, not a website, not a program, a community. And in a community we help each other. We help them when they need help and they help us. So my final tip is to find others and help them grow, build into them and guide them and help each other out. They might be a stranger, or our best friend, or that on quiet kid at your school, help them if their confused or don't know to do something. And if you are lost just ask for help, I can tell you that their are many people on scratch, including me, who would be happy to help you. Once you are a part of the community you will find many people that you are friend with, even if you don't know them in real life. And once you build into others, as I am building into you, you will discover that the number of followers, is not as important as number of friends

Thank you for reading some of the tips I can give you!
Hope that I was able to help you
If you need any help or have any questions, feel free to ask


~Alpha

I think that pretending to be professional is silly and doesn't get you anything on Scratch. It's a website created to get kids to start programming, not somewhere to be formal. Also using cooltext.com to look professional isn't going to get anyone anywhere. I've found that a good way to get noticed is to post on the forums a ton and look at other people's projects then comment on them. I do agree with your point about having a nice, recognizable name, but a lot of the most “famous” Scratchers of all time had numbers in their name. Swifty2, 08jackt, RHY3756547 are examples. A good way to gain a lot of popularity is to post new projects at a constant rate, such as once a week on Wednesdays or once every two weeks.

coolitsusa wrote:

I think that pretending to be professional is silly and doesn't get you anything on Scratch. It's a website created to get kids to start programming, not somewhere to be formal. Also using cooltext.com to look professional isn't going to get anyone anywhere. I've found that a good way to get noticed is to post on the forums a ton and look at other people's projects then comment on them. I do agree with your point about having a nice, recognizable name, but a lot of the most “famous” Scratchers of all time had numbers in their name. Swifty2, 08jackt, RHY3756547 are examples. A good way to gain a lot of popularity is to post new projects at a constant rate, such as once a week on Wednesdays or once every two weeks.

Although you are allowed to have your own opinion, the most famous scratchers, did not upload constanly and they cared about the quality of their work. I have followed these things and in the past month I have had 2 projects on the front page. Also, just does because this is is a site to help people learn about scratch does not mean the quality should be low

AlphaAxle wrote:

coolitsusa wrote:

I think that pretending to be professional is silly and doesn't get you anything on Scratch. It's a website created to get kids to start programming, not somewhere to be formal. Also using cooltext.com to look professional isn't going to get anyone anywhere. I've found that a good way to get noticed is to post on the forums a ton and look at other people's projects then comment on them. I do agree with your point about having a nice, recognizable name, but a lot of the most “famous” Scratchers of all time had numbers in their name. Swifty2, 08jackt, RHY3756547 are examples. A good way to gain a lot of popularity is to post new projects at a constant rate, such as once a week on Wednesdays or once every two weeks.

Although you are allowed to have your own opinion, the most famous scratchers, did not upload constanly and they cared about the quality of their work. I have followed these things and in the past month I have had 2 projects on the front page. Also, just does because this is is a site to help people learn about scratch does not mean the quality should be low

Professionalism != Quality

08jackt, Kileymiester, and others used the Bosox Method to become popular back in the day and it definitely worked. The Bosox Method involved creating moderate-to-high quality projects, usually about getting a high score, and posting them in regular intervals, IIRC.

Scratch isn't about fame

turkey3 wrote:

Scratch isn't about fame

Sure, it isn't about fame, but everybody wants a decent amount of people to look at their projects.

AlphaAxle wrote:

How to become famous on Scatch


If you are looking through the New Scratchers section, you are probably new to scratch, and don't have a lot of followers.
Well I would like to help all of you guys by sharing some tips to help you gain more followers and more projects on the front page.


The following are a list of tips to help you!


Have a good identity:

The first thing people will notice about you are your username and your icon. You want to have a original username and a nice icon. When it comes to usernames, you want it to not include numbers, or a random sequence of letters because, what looks better?

Tigerguy537 or AlphaAxle?

It might take a while to come up with a good username, but i can tell you it's worth it! You also want your icon to not be random and have it represent you. Think of your icon as a logo, a logo for the company of your account, you want this logo to look cool, but also want it to be professional and represent you. If you are on the forums, this also includes your signature! You also want to be cool and represent you!

Once you take these two things into effect, more people will notice you! This then leads to more views, loves, faves, and even followers!

Look professional:

On all your project you want to look professional.
Like the username and logo, the first thing people will see of your project is the thumbnail, keep in mind that what ever is showing last when you save will be the thumbnail, so make sure it looks awesome!

You also want to take extra time to make everything look neat and professional.
Don't use the default font, It's to plain, try to find a different font that looks better, or, do what I do! I use cooltext.com for lots of my graphical needs, they have special font and text effects to make any project cooler!

Don't Spam:

No really, nothing is really more annoying then when someone spams about an unrelated project on your profile or a project.
When you spam, it instantly ruins your reputation
This also includes the follow4follow thing, just don't it is REALLY annoying

Be Active

It never ceases to amaze me how many user expect just to sit back, do nothing, and gain followers. I can tell you this is not how it works.

You have to be active.

Try to check your messages when you can, and try to respond to them, this shows that you don't care about how many followers you have, but you care about each and every follower

Work Hard

This is the second most important tip I can give to you

Always try to make each and every project you can make the best you can do, even if it's your best isn't that great, because you will get better. Try to set a standard to the quality of your projects, and challenge yourself to put as much as you can into that project, and then try even more.

No matter how good you are, you can always do better

Build into Others

This is the last and most important tip I can give to you

Scratch is a community, not a website, not a program, a community. And in a community we help each other. We help them when they need help and they help us. So my final tip is to find others and help them grow, build into them and guide them and help each other out. They might be a stranger, or our best friend, or that on quiet kid at your school, help them if their confused or don't know to do something. And if you are lost just ask for help, I can tell you that their are many people on scratch, including me, who would be happy to help you. Once you are a part of the community you will find many people that you are friend with, even if you don't know them in real life. And once you build into others, as I am building into you, you will discover that the number of followers, is not as important as number of friends

Thank you for reading some of the tips I can give you!
Hope that I was able to help you
If you need any help or have any questions, feel free to ask


~Alpha

Eh? I'm new, have numbers in my name and the only thing on here that is what you said to do is not spamming. I try and help too, but nothing I do ever seems to attract people. :,(

@ starshine111

There's absolutely nothing wrong with having numbers in your name. I think that what AlphaAxle meant by that is: having a whole bunch of random numbers in your username can make it difficult for people to remember what your username is. Rest assured that your username is perfectly catchy the way it is, because 1s are easy numbers to remember, and the rest of your username is readable and understandable.

And it takes time for people to know you. Sometimes awhile. I had an old account on the Scratch 1.x forums that was roughly a year and a half old and was used regularly, and I still was not all that well-known on Scratch. Besides, as turkey3 wrote, Scratch isn't about fame; at least, it was not intended to be used just for becoming “famous”. If what you want is to be recognized around the site, then what you have to do is simple: be respectful, be helpful, be consistent, and be relaxed. AlphaAxle's tips are definitely helpful if you're trying to boost your popularity up, but you have to remember to have a little fun. What's the point of Scratch if you can't let go every once in a while?

Basically, what I'm trying to say is: don't stress it. All you have to do is participate in some threads and interact with other Scratchers. People will come to know you in time. Until then, make the most out of your Scratch experience.

Note: Remember to be yourself, as well. Fame isn't worth a dime if you're trying to be something you're not. Signatures are a great way to express yourself… (which is why my signature is so silly :P )
If you need help in making a signature, leave a comment on my profile page or ask in the Questions about Scratch forum.

starshine1111 wrote:

Eh? I'm new, have numbers in my name and the only thing on here that is what you said to do is not spamming. I try and help too, but nothing I do ever seems to attract people. :,(

That is okay, you don't need to change your username, all of these our just suggestions, what i find more important is the icon!

Zaneki wrote:

@ starshine111

There's absolutely nothing wrong with having numbers in your name. I think that what AlphaAxle meant by that is: having a whole bunch of random numbers in your username can make it difficult for people to remember what your username is. Rest assured that your username is perfectly catchy the way it is, because 1s are easy numbers to remember, and the rest of your username is readable and understandable.

And it takes time for people to know you. Sometimes awhile. I had an old account on the Scratch 1.x forums that was roughly a year and a half old and was used regularly, and I still was not all that well-known on Scratch. Besides, as turkey3 wrote, Scratch isn't about fame; at least, it was not intended to be used just for becoming “famous”. If what you want is to be recognized around the site, then what you have to do is simple: be respectful, be helpful, be consistent, and be relaxed. AlphaAxle's tips are definitely helpful if you're trying to boost your popularity up, but you have to remember to have a little fun. What's the point of Scratch if you can't let go every once in a while?

Basically, what I'm trying to say is: don't stress it. All you have to do is participate in some threads and interact with other Scratchers. People will come to know you in time. Until then, make the most out of your Scratch experience.

Note: Remember to be yourself, as well. Fame isn't worth a dime if you're trying to be something you're not. Signatures are a great way to express yourself… (which is why my signature is so silly :P )
If you need help in making a signature, leave a comment on my profile page or ask in the Questions about Scratch forum.

I remember I had an old 1.x account 4 years ago, I was on for 3 years and I didn't have that many followers… Also, in the last tip I say,

AlphaAxle wrote:

you will discover that the number of followers, is not as important as number of friends

I do recongonize that being famous on scratch isn't that important, and what really matters is the community

This Topic in the New Scratchers Forum makes a pretty bad first impression to them, doesn't it?
Although everyone (nearly) says that Scratch isn't about fame, everything leads a New Scratcher to that impression: the following system, people who “follow for a follow”, people that sell you love-its and faves, topics like this one…

turkey3 wrote:

Scratch isn't about fame

LiFaytheGoblin wrote:

This Topic in the New Scratchers Forum makes a pretty bad first impression to them, doesn't it?
Although everyone (nearly) says that Scratch isn't about fame, everything leads a New Scratcher to that impression: the following system, people who “follow for a follow”, people that sell you love-its and faves, topics like this one…

I agree with both of you.


OBS: I'm not saying your guide is bad, it's actually pretty well-written.

Frankly, I'm here, I'm not here for fame. I like the idea of being able to make your own film.Scratch isn't fame site!

AlphaAxle wrote:

How to become famous on Scatch


If you are looking through the New Scratchers section, you are probably new to scratch, and don't have a lot of followers.
Well I would like to help all of you guys by sharing some tips to help you gain more followers and more projects on the front page.


The following are a list of tips to help you!


Have a good identity:

The first thing people will notice about you are your username and your icon. You want to have a original username and a nice icon. When it comes to usernames, you want it to not include numbers, or a random sequence of letters because, what looks better?

Tigerguy537 or AlphaAxle?

It might take a while to come up with a good username, but i can tell you it's worth it! You also want your icon to not be random and have it represent you. Think of your icon as a logo, a logo for the company of your account, you want this logo to look cool, but also want it to be professional and represent you. If you are on the forums, this also includes your signature! You also want to be cool and represent you!

Once you take these two things into effect, more people will notice you! This then leads to more views, loves, faves, and even followers!

Look professional:

On all your project you want to look professional.
Like the username and logo, the first thing people will see of your project is the thumbnail, keep in mind that what ever is showing last when you save will be the thumbnail, so make sure it looks awesome!

You also want to take extra time to make everything look neat and professional.
Don't use the default font, It's to plain, try to find a different font that looks better, or, do what I do! I use cooltext.com for lots of my graphical needs, they have special font and text effects to make any project cooler!

Don't Spam:

No really, nothing is really more annoying then when someone spams about an unrelated project on your profile or a project.
When you spam, it instantly ruins your reputation
This also includes the follow4follow thing, just don't it is REALLY annoying

Be Active

It never ceases to amaze me how many user expect just to sit back, do nothing, and gain followers. I can tell you this is not how it works.

You have to be active.

Try to check your messages when you can, and try to respond to them, this shows that you don't care about how many followers you have, but you care about each and every follower

Work Hard

This is the second most important tip I can give to you

Always try to make each and every project you can make the best you can do, even if it's your best isn't that great, because you will get better. Try to set a standard to the quality of your projects, and challenge yourself to put as much as you can into that project, and then try even more.

No matter how good you are, you can always do better

Build into Others

This is the last and most important tip I can give to you

Scratch is a community, not a website, not a program, a community. And in a community we help each other. We help them when they need help and they help us. So my final tip is to find others and help them grow, build into them and guide them and help each other out. They might be a stranger, or our best friend, or that on quiet kid at your school, help them if their confused or don't know to do something. And if you are lost just ask for help, I can tell you that their are many people on scratch, including me, who would be happy to help you. Once you are a part of the community you will find many people that you are friend with, even if you don't know them in real life. And once you build into others, as I am building into you, you will discover that the number of followers, is not as important as number of friends

Thank you for reading some of the tips I can give you!
Hope that I was able to help you
If you need any help or have any questions, feel free to ask


~Alpha

This should be stickied!

BigBlueBlock wrote:

AlphaAxle wrote:

How to become famous on Scatch


If you are looking through the New Scratchers section, you are probably new to scratch, and don't have a lot of followers.
Well I would like to help all of you guys by sharing some tips to help you gain more followers and more projects on the front page.


The following are a list of tips to help you!


Have a good identity:

The first thing people will notice about you are your username and your icon. You want to have a original username and a nice icon. When it comes to usernames, you want it to not include numbers, or a random sequence of letters because, what looks better?

Tigerguy537 or AlphaAxle?

It might take a while to come up with a good username, but i can tell you it's worth it! You also want your icon to not be random and have it represent you. Think of your icon as a logo, a logo for the company of your account, you want this logo to look cool, but also want it to be professional and represent you. If you are on the forums, this also includes your signature! You also want to be cool and represent you!

Once you take these two things into effect, more people will notice you! This then leads to more views, loves, faves, and even followers!

Look professional:

On all your project you want to look professional.
Like the username and logo, the first thing people will see of your project is the thumbnail, keep in mind that what ever is showing last when you save will be the thumbnail, so make sure it looks awesome!

You also want to take extra time to make everything look neat and professional.
Don't use the default font, It's to plain, try to find a different font that looks better, or, do what I do! I use cooltext.com for lots of my graphical needs, they have special font and text effects to make any project cooler!

Don't Spam:

No really, nothing is really more annoying then when someone spams about an unrelated project on your profile or a project.
When you spam, it instantly ruins your reputation
This also includes the follow4follow thing, just don't it is REALLY annoying

Be Active

It never ceases to amaze me how many user expect just to sit back, do nothing, and gain followers. I can tell you this is not how it works.

You have to be active.

Try to check your messages when you can, and try to respond to them, this shows that you don't care about how many followers you have, but you care about each and every follower

Work Hard

This is the second most important tip I can give to you

Always try to make each and every project you can make the best you can do, even if it's your best isn't that great, because you will get better. Try to set a standard to the quality of your projects, and challenge yourself to put as much as you can into that project, and then try even more.

No matter how good you are, you can always do better

Build into Others

This is the last and most important tip I can give to you

Scratch is a community, not a website, not a program, a community. And in a community we help each other. We help them when they need help and they help us. So my final tip is to find others and help them grow, build into them and guide them and help each other out. They might be a stranger, or our best friend, or that on quiet kid at your school, help them if their confused or don't know to do something. And if you are lost just ask for help, I can tell you that their are many people on scratch, including me, who would be happy to help you. Once you are a part of the community you will find many people that you are friend with, even if you don't know them in real life. And once you build into others, as I am building into you, you will discover that the number of followers, is not as important as number of friends

Thank you for reading some of the tips I can give you!
Hope that I was able to help you
If you need any help or have any questions, feel free to ask


~Alpha

This should be stickied!

Why? That just portrays the message that Scratch is about popularity and fame?

I think it's right!

i like TigerGuy537

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